Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)
Stung into action by hearing Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” (“Jeez, a white boy writing a song like that?”), Cooke wrote a song that reflected the concerns he discussed with friends such as Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. A statement of faith under pressure, it unites the pain of blues and the perseverance of gospel, Cooke’s conviction building with each repetition of the title, while René Hall’s sensitive arrangement provides a grand, cinematic backdrop. Almost half a century later Barack Obama paraphrased the chorus in his 2008 victory speech
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